Jeju Air becomes first low-cost carrier in Korea to own and operate 737-800 Delivery marks the first of three new 737-800 NGs the airline has on order with Boeing Boeing and Jeju Air celebrated the delivery of the airline's first direct-buy Next-Generation 737-800 airplane during a ceremony at the Seattle Delivery Center. With this delivery Jeju Air will become the first low-cost ca...
Stratos Aircraft presented an update on its VLJ program and introduced the Stratos 716 model. The Stratos 716 is an evolution of the 714 Proof of Concept (PoC) aircraft. “When we introduced the Proof of Concept aircraft last year the marketplace feedback was tremendous.” said Stratos CTO, Carsten Sundin. “It was clear that the market is looking for the performance and comfort we...
AVIAÂ, the world’s first global purchasing organisation for business aviation, is widening its supplier base with the addition of business aviation flight and cabin crew resource, hullo Aircrew, and its streamlined mobile application. AVIAÂmembers have access to a dedicated hullo Aircrew client manager, responsive 24/7, to help with crewing issues. They will b...
Swiss-based aircraft maintenance and modification giant, AMAC Aerospace has opened its second Turkey-based hangar in the southwestern province of Muğla. The 6,600-square meter hangar at the Milas-Bodrum Airport has the simultaneous maintenance capacity for 20 private jets. It will also be able to accommodate one wide-body aircraft, for example, a Boeing B777-200 or Airbus A330/A340; or...
2018 Pilot & Technician Outlook forecasts a 20-year demand for 790,000 pilots Study cites fleet growth rates and tightening labor supply among reasons for increasing shortages Boeing training and crew solutions offer operators support for staffing challenges Boeing released its 2018 Pilot & Technician Outlook, projecting demand for 790,000 pilots over the next 20 years. This represent...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the Gulfstream G500 received both its type certification and production certificate from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). These certifications pave the way for the first completed G500 delivery to a customer as planned later this year. “Receiving the type certification and production certificate on the same day...
TAG Global Training was delighted to participate at this year’s ADS Group’s Futures Day which took place on 20thJuly as part of the Farnborough International Airshow 2018. The ADS Group’s Futures Day is designed to stimulate and encourage young people between the ages of 11-21 into a career in the dynamic sectors of Aviation and Defence. Debbie Elliott, Training Man...
Piper Aircraft, Inc. announced its results for the second quarter of 2018, ending June 30. The company posted Q2 2018 aircraft revenue of $62.3M on 53 deliveries versus $52.1M revenue on 32 aircraft deliveries in 2017. Piper's growth in both aircraft deliveries and revenue was aided across all segments during the period with M-Class deliveries growing 11% and Trainer class delive...
The looming dearth of pilots threatening global aviation is no news, however, the ratio it affects airlines differs from region to region, and so do subsequent measures taken to curb the shortage. Lack of pilots in North America is currently having the most negative impact on smaller regional airlines and Air Force. The scope of the problem is about to get enormous, though: North America takes the...
Etihad Airways has signed a commercial agreement with Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, the world’s first Warner Bros. branded indoor theme park, announcing a three-year partnership encompassing several collaborations aimed at increasing tourism to Abu Dhabi. Opening on 25 July, Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi will complement the wide range of award-winning leisure and entertainment at...
ExecuJet, part of the Luxaviation Group, is celebrating becoming the provider of major maintenance on Honeywell TFE731 engines in the EMEAI region (encompassing Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India), after ExecuJet’s Johannesburg facility was awarded the rights by Honeywell International on 26 June 2018. ExecuJet’s MRO facility in Johannesburg is based at Lanseria Interna...
Colombian airline EasyFly and market-leading turboprop manufacturer ATR signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the purchase of five ATR -600 series aircraft, of which three are ATR 72-600s and two are ATR 42-600s. EasyFly became an ATR operator in 2014 when it began the progressive replacement of its fleet of Jetstream 41s. The new ATR 72-600s will mainly serve growing point-to-point operations...
